Weed guard for fishing lines



June 24, 1930. A. c. DEATZ I WEED GUARD FOR FISHING LINES Filed A ril I 8, 1929 INVENTOR.

M ATTORNEY Patented June 24, 1930 v y "i UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE ADAM o. DEATZ, or KANSAS airy, ivrrssounr WEED GUARD FOB rrsnme LINES Application filed April 8, 1929. se iaiiid. 353,459.

My invention relates to improvements in 7 designates the upper weed guard comweed guards for fishing lines. prising an upwardly converging, or down- One of the objects of my invention is to pro- Wardly flaring tubular member, preferably vide a novel weed guard which is adapted to conical, and having a rounded apex 8, which be mounted on a fishing line so as to cover is relatively small, and which is provided 5:, the place of attachment of the fish hook to with a hole 9 through which the line 1 exthe line and to be supported by the attaching tends. means. The weed guard 7 is supported by the A further object of my invention is to proattaching means 3, and covers the place of 10 vide a novel weed guard which will serve attachment of the line 1 to the attaching 60 to guard weeds from catching on the attachmeans 3. Y 1 ing means between the fish hook and the line For preventing weeds catching on the stem and also guard the hook barbs from catching 4, at the place of attachment thereto of the weeds, without interfering with the operaleader 2, which place of attachment is des- 5 tion of the hook.

The novel features of my invention are downwardly flaring tubular weed guard body hereinafter fully described and claimed. 11, preferably conical, asshown, and which In the accompanying drawing which illusis provided with a relatively small rounded trates my invention apex 12, having therethrough a hole 13 Fig. 1 is a reduced side elevation of my through which the'l'eader 2 extends. 70 improved guards mounted on a fishing line For preventing weeds catching onthe hook attached to a spoon hook. 6, or on the parts below the conical guard 11, Fig. 2 is an enlarged side .view partly in the latter has attached to it downwardly flarvertical section, partly in elevation, and part ing resilient guard wires 14, which preferably ignated by 10, in Fig. 2, I provide a lower 65 ly broken away, of what is shown in Fig. 1. extend slightly below the hook 6, and which 75 Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective View of are disposed around said hook, as shown, and my improved guard having the guard wires. which may be attached 'toth'e guard body 11, Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective of the conas below described. I ical body of the guard, which is provided he lower-edge of the member 11, as 'shown so with guard wires, as the body appears before in Fig. 4, is provided with spaced apart lips 8 the lips thereof are inwardly turned. 15, as shown in Fig. 4, said lips being then Fig. 5 is an enlarged side elevation of the turned inwardly, as'shown in Figs. 2 and 3,

upper guard, shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and soldered, or'otherwise fastened to the upperwhich is mounted on a line connected to a fish sides of thelips 15 is a flat ring plate 16,

hook having a single barb and no spinner. which is provided with a circular row of 85 1 Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the upper holes 17 concentric with the circular row of weed guard. lioles'between the lips 15.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged plan view of the ring The wires 14 are preferably V shaped memplate. bers, of which the wires 14 are the arms. 40 Fig. 8 is a reduced side view of one-of the In the making of the device the arms 14 90 V shaped wires before being bent. of the V shaped members, one of which is Similar reference characters designate simshown in- Fig. 8, are respectively inserted ilar parts in the diflerent views. through the pairs of holes 17 from the lower Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, 1 designates side of the plate 16, and are then bent lateran ordinary fishing line, 2a leader connected ally and then downwardly through the holes 95 by usual attaching means 3 to the main part between the lips 15 and past the periphery 1 of the fishing line, and 4 an ordinary spoon of the plate 16, as shown in Fig. 2. bait stem attached to the leader 2 and sup- As shown in Fig. 3, the transverse portion porting in the usual manner spoon or spinner of each guard wire 14 bears against the under 5 and a fish hook 6. side of the plate 16. By means of this ar- V rangement the guard wires are held securely without soldering or other accessory means.

The parts having been assembled as described, the upper guard 7, in use, will deflect the Weeds so that they can not catch at the place of attachment on the line 1 to the attaching means 3. 1 V

The guard 11 and wires 14 will prevent the weeds catching on the attaching means he tween-the leader 2 and the stem 4: of the spoon bait, or from catching upon the hook-6 or upon the parts below the guard 11.

Referring to Fig. 5, which shows the guard 7 mounted on a line which is attached to a single hook 18, in the manner usually employed, the guard 7 prevents the weeds'catching. at the place of attachment of the line 1 to the hook 18. v I

I do not limit my invention to the structure shown and described, as modifications, within the scope of the appended claims, may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention. 7

What I claim is 7 1. In a weed guard for a fishing line, a downwardly flaring tubular guard having a relatively small apex provided with an opening adapted to receive therethrough a fishing line, said guard having a, bottom having an opening adapted to receive a means for attaching a hook to said line, said bottom having two concentric rows of holes, and V shaped guard wires each of which bears at its transverse portion against theunderside of said bottom andyhas its arms extended upwardly through two of the holes of one of said rows and thence laterally, downwardly and outwardly through two holes in the other row.

2. In a weed guard for a fishing line, a downwardly flaring tubular guard having a relatively small apex provided with an opening adapted to receive therethrough a fishing line, said guard having a bottom comprising inwardly spaced apart lips and a plate fastened to said lips and provided with an opening adapted to receive a means for attaching a hook to said line and having a row of holes concentric with the holes between said lips, and V shaped guard wires each of which bears at its transverseportion against the under side of said plate andhas its arms extended upwardly through twooiE the holes of said plate and thence laterally downwardly and outwardly through two holesbetween said lips. r

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to -this specification.

ADAM o. DEATZ. 

